This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 151 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 151 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Anglo-Saxons were a ..... people. A) Celtic. B) Roman. C) Slavic. D) Germanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germanic. 2. "Unferth drew his dagger. Beowulf swiftly handed him an apple. 'I don't peel them, myself, ' he said. 'Things seem to lose something with their skins off, don't you think? But every man to his own taste." ' A) Personification. B) Pun. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 3. Which of these things is true of the Mead Hall? A) It had no windows, only heavy doors. B) It was dark, smoky, and smelly inside. C) It was the center of social life for the thanes. D) All of these are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are true. 4. Where does Beowulf choose to keep Grendel's severed arm? A) On top of his mantel at home. B) At the bottom of a lake so Grendel will never get it back. C) He gives it back to Grendel as a peace offering. D) He hangs it from the rafters of Herot Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He hangs it from the rafters of Herot Hall. 5. Uses simple everyday language to tell an extraordinary story A) Vernacular art. B) Epic poem. C) Pagans. D) Monks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vernacular art. 6. Who greets Beowulf on the shore? A) Hrothgar. B) Hrothgar's coastal guard. C) The Night Watch. D) Pirates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar's coastal guard. 7. How many years did the Danes suffer from Grendel's attack? A) 6. B) 10. C) 12. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 8. Anon A) Cut or sever. B) Female deer. C) Quickly. D) A person who prepares medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Female deer. 9. An affliction is a A) Feeling of courage. B) Way of conquering fear. C) Force that causes suffering. D) Journey through darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Force that causes suffering. 10. Beowulf is killed by Grendel's mother A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 11. According to the text, which of the following descriptions best characterizes Shield and his descendants? A) They are overly trusting of the Danes' goodness. B) They are indifferent to their people's suffering. C) They are tyrannical and rule with an iron-fist. D) They are honorable, well-loved rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are honorable, well-loved rulers. 12. Which one is NOT an Anglo-Saxon Value A) Courage. B) Honor. C) Loyalty. D) Wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wealth. 13. To eat greedily A) Gruesome. B) Gorge. C) Writhing. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gorge. 14. Community tradition/historical information passed down by word of mouth A) Oral Tradition. B) Hoard. C) Boast. D) Transience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oral Tradition. 15. "I will fight again, seek fame still. If the Dragon hiding in his tower dares to face me." This quote is evidence of A) Beowulf's promise. B) Beowulf's desire for fame. C) Beowulf's modest opinion. D) Beowulf's desire for a wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf's desire for fame. 16. Beowulf's Hero Journey:Beowulf is a warrior of the Geats. A) The status quo. B) Call to Adventure. C) Departure. D) Trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The status quo. 17. Turn aside; change something's course by coming in contact with it. A) Deflect. B) Vied. C) Lament. D) Recompense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deflect. 18. Anglo-Saxon culture was not democratic. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Anglo-Saxon poets were called A) Scops. B) Bards. C) Minstrels. D) Jugglers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scops. 20. The setting for Beowulf is A) Britannia in the 6th century. B) Scandinavia in the 6th Centruy. C) Britannia in the 5th Centruy. D) Scandinavia in the 5th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scandinavia in the 5th Century. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBeowulf Quiz 1Beowulf Quiz 2Beowulf Quiz 3Beowulf Quiz 4Beowulf Quiz 5Beowulf Quiz 6Beowulf Quiz 7Beowulf Quiz 8Beowulf Quiz 9Beowulf Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books